Got a G3 266 tower in a batch dead, dying, and old stuff. In my first attempts to power it up, the power supply fan would come on sometimes. Then not at all. After I read some stuff in one of the repair and upgrade bibles about the reset button on the motherboard, I plugged in the power cord, pressed the reset, and pushed the power button on the front of the case, the fan came on again, but no boot sounds or hard drive noises. Since that one time, no more fan workings and no other indications of life when plugged in and power button pushed. The hard drive and ram work in a G3 AIO, but the motherboard would not. Neither did the AIO motherboard work in the tower. These swaps were before the last time the fan worked.
I'm not a computer technician (hard to believe, huh?) and I don't have any test gear other than a multimeter, a screw driver, and a large hammer. How can I determine what's at fault so I can think about either replacing that piece or parting out the rest of the good stuff? Thanks -- Dan Pennington Lansing, Michigan -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
